Evening, Xiangtai Apartment.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Jie said to An Kexin, "Xiaoxiao said she won't be back for dinner. After leaving the sanatorium, she'll directly join Miaomiao for shopping and dining, so she won't disturb our time alone."

An Kexin responded with an "oh" and asked, "Is there still hope for Xiaoxiao's father to wake up?"

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "He's in a deep coma due to hypoxic brain injury, and the possibility of waking up is very slim."

An Kexin sighed and asked with concern, "Is Xiaoxiao really not planning to find a boyfriend and get married again? My company has quite a few excellent, promising, and good-looking male employees."

"Just let things take their natural course, no need to arrange anything deliberately."

Lin Jie analyzed, "It might be her parents' unhappy marriage that makes Xiaoxiao afraid of married life. She finally took a step forward, found someone she truly loved, yet Luo Pengyi broke her heart."

"Now with what's happening to Uncle Zhang, I guess it'll take Xiaoxiao quite a long time to recover."

An Kexin took Lin Jie's hand and comforted him, saying, "Xiaoxiao is strong inside, no less than you, plus there's the care from you, Miaomiao, and me. She'll recover quickly."

"Lin Jie, let's talk about something happy."

She giggled and said, "Manqing said her future mother-in-law seems to think she lacks assets, and it's said she might not be able to feed the kids in the future. She asked me to ask you, this great expert, if there's any natural way to enhance them."

Lin Jie couldn't help but laugh and said, "The amount of milk secretion relates to the amount of mammary gland tissue, not strictly about size. She's long past the development period, there's no such natural enhancement method."

"The only way is to have Xiao Ganghao stimulate and massage them more."

Saying this, he deliberately glanced at An Kexin's chest and said with satisfaction, "Yours are just the right size, with a good feel, I like them very much."

An Kexin playfully punched Lin Jie but secretly puffed out her chest a bit, saying coyly, "In terms of being lecherous, you're no different from ordinary men."

She pushed Lin Jie again and said, "Go and make dinner quickly, I'm hungry..."

After dinner, the two of them held hands as they left Xiangtai Apartment, ready to go to Binhai Park to enjoy the night breeze, take a walk, and digest.

Just as they exited the lobby on the first floor and stepped down the stairs, someone suddenly rushed over.

Before Lin Jie could react, An Kexin stepped sideways to stand in front of Lin Jie.

"Expert Lin, Expert Lin!"

Lin Jie found the voice familiar and leaned over to see the person in front of him.

He recognized him; it was the father he met yesterday at the hospital's emergency room.

He pulled An Kexin aside and explained, "He's a patient at the Affiliated Hospital, with whom I have a passing acquaintance, no need to worry!"

Lin Jie stepped closer to the middle-aged man and asked, "What brings you to me? Is it about your son?"

The middle-aged man nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, it's about my son. Expert Lin, you're truly a miraculous doctor; you spotted my son's illness at a glance."

"Today, his test results came out; it's nasopharyngeal cancer, and the doctor said it's in the early stages."

"Expert Lin, please do a good deed and save my son."

"The doctors and nurses at the hospital all say you're very capable, extremely capable. Expert Lin, I only have him, he's only seventeen, please save him!"

The middle-aged man was pleading, and as he spoke, tears welled up in his voice.

"Don't worry!"

Lin Jie comforted him, "Nasopharyngeal cancer, though it is cancer, has a cure rate of over ninety percent in the early stages, so there's no need for you to worry excessively."

The worry on the middle-aged man's face eased considerably, and he said, "The doctors at the hospital said the same, now that you, Expert Lin, have said it, I feel much better."

He pleaded once more, "Expert Lin, could you please treat my son? Even with a ninety percent cure rate, there's still a ten percent chance of failure, right?"

"As for the medical expenses, I'll go home and sell everything I have to ensure not a penny is owed to the hospital."

These words left Lin Jie feeling utterly helpless.

Many people prefer to have even minor ailments like headaches and colds treated by an expert, as if the more famous the expert, the faster the cure regardless of the illness.

In reality, for these common ailments, the treatment methods of expert doctors aren't necessarily more advanced than those of regular doctors; they're generally similar methods.

"I can understand your concern and anxiety for your son, but other doctors are also very competent."

Lin Jie further explained, "The treatment for early-stage nasopharyngeal cancer mainly involves surgical intervention and targeted drug therapy."

"This surgery is merely a minor procedure with low technical demands, which other surgeons can perform very well."

An Kexin couldn't help but speak directly, "Sir, the surgeries Expert Lin handles are highly complex major surgeries. Your son's surgery hasn't reached that level of complexity."

"There are many surgeons at the Affiliated Hospital who can perform your son's surgery, and you need not worry about the results; they're all trustworthy."

Finally, under Lin Jie's refusal and persuasion, the middle-aged man left with a look of worry and disappointment.

This small episode did not dampen Lin Jie's and An Kexin's mood for a night walk in the park.

It's just that at this time, the park was filled with young couples talking about love, families of three or four cooling off, and vibrant seniors dancing in the plaza.

This made the park at night even more lively than during the day.

Lin Jie, holding An Kexin's hand, watched the dance of men, women, old and young with great interest for a while at the small plaza.

Lin Jie turned his head to look at An Kexin, and happily asked, "Kexin, does it look good?"

An Kexin forced a bit of a smile on her face and said, "Hmm, not bad, it's very lively!"

Noticing that An Kexin seemed a bit uncomfortable, Lin Jie gently said, "Let's go explore somewhere else!"

He held An Kexin's hand, walked and walked, and arrived at a relatively quiet forest path.

Lin Jie slowly said, "Sister Xiaoxiao once said, when our status and level change, our tastes should elevate as well."

"She would often suggest I learn golf and in my free time visit high-end places like clubs and private venues to broaden my knowledge..."

An Kexin chuckled softly, saying, "Ah Jie, you don't need to."

"It's like how world-class models carry a trash bag or drape a sack cloth and make it fashion art; once your identity reaches a certain level, the external forms and packaging don't matter anymore."

"Ah Jie, you have already reached that level."

"A level where you don't have to care about other people's opinions or cater to anyone."

Lin Jie turned to stand face to face with An Kexin, looked into her bright eyes, and said, "I know this. Isn't it said that it takes three generations to cultivate a noble?"

"In my case..."

He said self-deprecatingly, "I'm more like a nouveau riche."

"My foundation is shallow, and my education and upbringing are quite limited; learning golf to feign cultural refinement would only make me a laughingstock. It's better to be free-spirited and true to myself."

He gave a slight smile and said, "Even if someone disapproves, they might have to grudgingly accept it because they might need me in the future, and might even begrudgingly praise my authenticity."

At this point, Lin Jie's tone turned serious and said, "Kexin, however, when you are with me, I don't want you to compromise yourself!"

An Kexin was taken aback and asked confusedly, "Ah Jie, why did you suddenly say that?"

Lin Jie said gently, "Do you remember after our first time, at the café, you took out many cosmetics from your bag to find examples to refuse me?"

An Kexin nodded gently without saying anything.

"You are a wealthy lady who has received a good education and cultural upbringing, while I am a poor boy who rose suddenly. Without my medical skills, a recovered me would probably still be living at the lowest level."

"Our habits and environments are vastly different, and when we are together, there are bound to be clashes and conflicts."

"However, we have been together for so long, and I have never seen you lose your temper, express dissatisfaction with me, or even make a small complaint."

Lin Jie gripped An Kexin's hands earnestly and said, "Kexin, we've been through life and death together, and our deep feelings need no further mention. I don't want you to continue compromising yourself just to accommodate me."

"You also deserve to enjoy a carefree life, a life where you can be yourself."

Lin Jie said very seriously, "We can compromise for each other."

He advised, "Let's put it this way, I know I've gotten a bit full of myself, but my tolerance is still very good; you know that. Sometimes when Miaomiao throws a tantrum, it's intense too, and I still have to carefully coax her!"

"Kexin, you really don't need to stifle or hide yourself in front of me."

An Kexin quietly looked at Lin Jie, feeling the sincerity and care in his words, a sense of being moved flooded her heart and slowly spread throughout her body.

"Ah Jie, at first, I was intentionally trying to please you, but after spending so much time together..."

An Kexin's face was full of unconcealed happiness, she said emotionally, "Not only have I not found any bad habits in you that I dislike, but rather, I've found more and more things that attract me in you."

"Your strength, your kindness, your meticulous care for Miaomiao, your concern for friends..."

"I feel like, even though you didn't receive a good education before, the university of life has refined you into a dazzling gem."

"When I'm with you, I often feel an illusion that you are more mature and insightful than I am, and I'm not talking about medicine, but life and work and such."

Lin Jie felt slightly enlightened in his heart, knowing that although he learned mainly Shen Lanruo's medical knowledge, in other aspects, he was inevitably influenced by it.

"Ah Jie, when I'm with you, what I feel more is joy and happiness; there's really not much compromise, this is true."

An Kexin rolled her eyes playfully and laughed, "But, I have remembered your words."

"In the future, if I get angry or lose my temper, you are not allowed to get mad. You have to accommodate me and coax me like you do Miaomiao!"

"Of course, I promise to do that!"

Lin Jie displayed a look of sheer righteousness on his face, but inwardly he felt a bit regretful, as if he should not have invited trouble by allowing An Kexin to unleash her true self.

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